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Avon council approves $34,848 police vehicle purchase with drug‑forfeiture funds for intelligence analyst
Summary
Council voted to allow the Clerk‑Treasurer to issue payment for a 2025 Chevrolet Trailblazer for the police department’s intelligence analyst, using funds from the DEA Equitable Share program; the purchase price was $34,847.83 and will not supplant the department’s budget.
The Avon Town Council approved the purchase of a 2025 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT for the police intelligence analyst, to be paid from federal equitable‑share funds obtained through drug enforcement partnerships.
Chief of Police Sean Stoopes explained the request, saying the department participates in an Equitable Share Program with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, which yields a small, restricted portion of proceeds from related seizures. "We entered into a…
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